Richard M. Upjohn
Richard Michell Upjohn, FAIA, was an American architect, co-founder and president of the American Institute of Architects.
Early life and career
Upjohn was born on March 7, 1828, in Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, England and his family emigrated to the United States in 1829. He was the son of the famous architect Richard Upjohn and Elizabeth Upjohn.In 1853, at eighteen years old, he joined his father's New York architectural firm to study architecture and later became his father's partner. The earliest building that architectural scholars credit to him alone is Madison Square Presbyterian Church, [New York City |Madison Square Presbyterian Church] in New York City, built from 1853 to 1854. He became best known, much like his father, for his High Gothic Revival style of architecture. He, again like his father, was a founding member and president of the American Institute of Architects.
A number of noteworthy architects trained in his office, including Clarence Fagan True. A number of buildings that he designed are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four are listed as National Historic Landmarks.
Personal life
On October 1, 1856, Upjohn was married to Emma Degen Tyng. Together, they were the parents of three daughters and five sons, including Hobart Upjohn, who practiced as a civil engineer and architect.Upjohn died on March 3, 1903, at his home, 296 Clinton Street, in Brooklyn, New York. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, for which he and his father had done design work many years before.
Works with Richard Upjohn
- St. [John Chrysostom Church |St. John Chrysostom Church] in Delafield, Wisconsin, on the NRHP
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Albany, New York, a National Historic Landmark
- Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church in New Rochelle, New York, on the NRHP
- All Saint's Memorial Church in Navesink, New Jersey, a National Historic Landmark
- The third Saint [Thomas Church |Saint Thomas Church] in New York City, destroyed by fire in 1905
- Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, a National Historic Landmark
- Edwin A. Stevens Hall in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the NRHP
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, on the NRHP
Works as Richard M. Upjohn
- Madison Square Presbyterian Church, at Madison Avenue and 24th Street, New York City, demolished for Stanford White's Madison Square Presbyterian Church
- St. James Episcopal Church in La Grange, Texas, on the NRHP
- St. Luke's Church in Clermont, New York, on the NRHP
- Christ Church Episcopal in Riverdale, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Staten Island, New York, on the NRHP
- Church of [the Covenant |Church of the Covenant] in Boston, Massachusetts
- St. Paul's Church in Brooklyn, New York, on the NRHP
- St. John's [Protestant Episcopal Church |St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church] in Stamford, Connecticut, on the NRHP
- Trinity Church in Thomaston, Connecticut, on the NRHP
- First National Bank in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the NRHP
- Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut, a National Historic Landmark
- Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Rochester, New York, on the NRHP
- Fay Club in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on the NRHP
- Church of St. Joseph of Arimathea in Greenburgh, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Augusta, Maine, on the NRHP
- St. [Margaret of Antioch Episcopal Church |St. Margaret of Antioch Episcopal Church] in Staatsburg, New York.
- St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Peekskill, New York, on the NRHP
- Church of St. John in the Wilderness in Copake Falls, New York, on the NRHP
- St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Deland, Florida.